Massimo Moratti

With some 55,000 screaming fans on hand to welcome the world's most expensive soccer player, Ronaldo heralded a new era for the Italian club Internazionale on Sunday. The Brazilian striker, his lack of training evident following a three-week vacation, was replaced after only 17 minutes in a preseason game at San Siro Stadium. Inter, whose last league title was in 1989, has invested about $56 million to sign the Brazilian from Barcelona and may be forced by FIFA to pay the Spanish club an...

By Terry Daley ROME (Reuters) - Inter Milan defender Javier Zanetti was given a rousing farewell by the club's appreciate supporters after the 40-year-old Argentine ended an era by playing his final match at the San Siro on Saturday. Zanetti came on as a 52nd minute substitute during a 4-1 win over Lazio that booked Inter's place in the Europa League for next season, a final high for a player who was a rock of consistency in a topsy-turvy two decades at the club. It was...

(Reuters) - Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti expects coach Andrea Stramaccioni to stay in charge next season despite acknowledging that he has been in contact with former coach Jose Mourinho. Italian media has been awash with speculation Inter are trying to tempt back Mourinho, who won the treble with the club in 2010 and is widely expected to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. Mourinho is also being linked with another former club in Chelsea and did little...

By Terry Daley TURIN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Inter Milan's evergreen Javier Zanetti showed class is permanent after returning from a seven-month injury lay-off as a late substitute in their 2-0 Serie A win over Livorno on Saturday. The 40-year-old's 10-minute cameo lit up a pedestrian match at the San Siro which, until Yuto Nagatomo struck in stoppage time, looked to have been settled by a 30th-minute howler from Livorno keeper Francesco Bardi, who is on loan from Inter....

April 14 (Reuters) - Inter Milan were at the wrong end of a penalty decision for the second week in a row on Sunday, losing 2-0 at Cagliari after succumbing 4-3 to Atalanta in the previous round. Genoa and Sampdoria drew 1-1 in their derby and a blunder by Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino, who appeared to forget the back pass rule, cost the relegation-threatened Sicilians a precious win against Bologna in another 1-1 draw. Cagliari's Mauricio Pinilla won and...

April 14 (Reuters) - Inter Milan were at the wrong end of a penalty decision for the second week in a row on Sunday, losing 2-0 at Cagliari after succumbing 4-3 to Atalanta in the previous round. Genoa and Sampdoria drew 1-1 in their derby and a blunder by Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino, who appeared to forget the back pass rule, cost the relegation-threatened Sicilians a precious win against Bologna in another 1-1 draw. Cagliari's Mauricio Pinilla won and...

By Terry Daley TURIN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Inter Milan's evergreen Javier Zanetti showed class is permanent after returning from a seven-month injury lay-off as a late substitute in their 2-0 Serie A win over Livorno on Saturday. The 40-year-old's 10-minute cameo lit up a pedestrian match at the San Siro which, until Yuto Nagatomo struck in stoppage time, looked to have been settled by a 30th-minute howler from Livorno keeper Francesco Bardi, who is on loan from Inter....

(Reuters) - Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti expects coach Andrea Stramaccioni to stay in charge next season despite acknowledging that he has been in contact with former coach Jose Mourinho. Italian media has been awash with speculation Inter are trying to tempt back Mourinho, who won the treble with the club in 2010 and is widely expected to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. Mourinho is also being linked with another former club in Chelsea and did little...

May 29 (Reuters) - Andrea Stramaccioni signed a three-year contract to become Inter Milan's permanent coach on Tuesday after impressing president Massimo Moratti during his temporary spell in charge. The 36-year-old, promoted from the youth team in March to replace the sacked Claudio Ranieri, oversaw a mini-revival at the 2010 European Champions but they still missed out on Champions League football by finishing sixth in Serie A. Moratti has long admired former...

MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) - The jury was still out on Monday as to whether striker Antonio Cassano is an asset or a liability for his club Inter Milan after he was dropped for Sunday's match at Catania following a dressing room row. Seasoned Italian coach Fabio Capello said Cassano had failed to make the most of his talent and did not know the limits while Inter club president Massimo Moratti described the player as an artist who was a "bit special....

May 3 (Reuters) - Juventus have suffered so many trials and tribulations since their 2006 match-fixing demotion that a few nerves are understandable as they seek to clinch the Serie A title in Sunday's penultimate game against Cagliari. Victory and the scudetto could be theirs by the end of the day. A draw or a defeat, though, would allow AC Milan the chance to take over at the top if they beat city rivals Inter Milan in a derby they are bound to be hyped for. ...

May 29 (Reuters) - Andrea Stramaccioni signed a three-year contract to become Inter Milan's permanent coach on Tuesday after impressing president Massimo Moratti during his temporary spell in charge. The 36-year-old, promoted from the youth team in March to replace the sacked Claudio Ranieri, oversaw a mini-revival at the 2010 European Champions but they still missed out on Champions League football by finishing sixth in Serie A. Moratti has long admired former...

MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) - The jury was still out on Monday as to whether striker Antonio Cassano is an asset or a liability for his club Inter Milan after he was dropped for Sunday's match at Catania following a dressing room row. Seasoned Italian coach Fabio Capello said Cassano had failed to make the most of his talent and did not know the limits while Inter club president Massimo Moratti described the player as an artist who was a "bit special....

May 3 (Reuters) - Juventus have suffered so many trials and tribulations since their 2006 match-fixing demotion that a few nerves are understandable as they seek to clinch the Serie A title in Sunday's penultimate game against Cagliari. Victory and the scudetto could be theirs by the end of the day. A draw or a defeat, though, would allow AC Milan the chance to take over at the top if they beat city rivals Inter Milan in a derby they are bound to be hyped for. ...

By Terry Daley ROME (Reuters) - Inter Milan defender Javier Zanetti was given a rousing farewell by the club's appreciate supporters after the 40-year-old Argentine ended an era by playing his final match at the San Siro on Saturday. Zanetti came on as a 52nd minute substitute during a 4-1 win over Lazio that booked Inter's place in the Europa League for next season, a final high for a player who was a rock of consistency in a topsy-turvy two decades at the club. It was...

With some 55,000 screaming fans on hand to welcome the world's most expensive soccer player, Ronaldo heralded a new era for the Italian club Internazionale on Sunday. The Brazilian striker, his lack of training evident following a three-week vacation, was replaced after only 17 minutes in a preseason game at San Siro Stadium. Inter, whose last league title was in 1989, has invested about $56 million to sign the Brazilian from Barcelona and may be forced by FIFA to pay the Spanish club an...